Earthquake details

Sunday, May 21, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, May 21, 1933 at 11:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 264.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.870 and latitude -3.179.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-3.179, 131.870
UTC time	1933-05-21 11:51:19.810

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1933-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	264.8 km
Tual	289.8 km
Masohi	322.7 km
Amahai	328.4 km
Manokwari	355.0 km
Nabire	404.0 km
Ambon City	413.7 km
Sofifi	648.2 km
Ternate	666.6 km
Sanana	667.0 km
Tobelo	695.0 km
Wamena	792.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	311.7 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	319.1 km

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